In January 1943, the Soviet Army 112th Tank Brigade was re-equipped with 54 new T-34 model tanks paid by Mongolian people. This particular tank was adorned by the workers and the slogans in red read ‘Marshal Choibalsan’ and 'Revolutionary Mongolia'. Mongolian PM Choibalsan hands over the colony to the given brigade. This was one of the biggest aids and gifts rendered by the Mongolian people to the Soviet Union during WWII. Creator(s): Unknown.
"T-34 tank, 112th Soviet Tank Brigade [1943]"
Item details
Creation date:
1943
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
"The original material is held by the Archives for Cinema, Photography and Sound Recording, Mongolia".
Reference:
EAP264/1/6/5/3
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
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- Project EAP264:
- Collection EAP264/1:
- Collection EAP264/1/6:
- File EAP264/1/6/5:
- Item EAP264/1/6/5/3:
